Word
Fundurinn endar bráðum.
Meaning
The meeting ends soon.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Fundurinn endar bráðum.
Why is it fundurinn and not just fundur?
Fundur means meeting in an indefinite sense, while fundurinn means the meeting.
Icelandic usually adds the definite article to the end of the noun instead of using a separate word like English the.
- fundur = a meeting / meeting
- fundurinn = the meeting
So in this sentence, -inn is the definite article attached to fundur.
What case, gender, and number is fundurinn?
Fundurinn is:
- masculine
- singular
- nominative
It is nominative because it is the subject of the sentence: the meeting is the thing doing the action of ending.
A useful breakdown is:
- fundur = nominative singular indefinite
- fundurinn = nominative singular definite
What form is endar?